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The Women Who Stand Between

by Jeann Sacken

A wildlife documentary project in Zimbabwe

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    2026 American Fiction Awards winner — Best Women's Fiction

    Winner in Best Women's Fiction.

  • Book club selection

    Big Book Love January 2026 Book of the Month

    Named the January 2026 Book of the Month.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A wildlife documentary project in Zimbabwe

Wildlife cinematographer Julia Wilde’s career takes a sharp turn after she is blamed for a fatal accident on location in southern Africa. A university film job offers a route back to filmmaking, but it comes with a requirement: she must make a movie. Julia returns to Zimbabwe with a small crew to document the Mambas, an all-female anti-poaching unit protecting endangered wildlife. The project brings filmmaking into direct contact with the dangers surrounding the work of conservation, as poachers seek to prevent the documentary from being made. The novel connects a professional comeback with a story about wildlife protection and the risks faced by those who oppose poaching.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in wildlife conservation and anti-poaching work
  • Readers who enjoy fiction centered on filmmaking and documentary production
  • Readers seeking a Southern African setting and a suspense element

Themes

Wildlife conservationWomen working in high-risk rolesFilm and documentary-makingProfessional reputation and rebuilding a career

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Book overview

Winner, 2026 Hawthorne Prize

2026 American Fiction Awards, Winner Best Women's Fiction

2026 American Fiction Awards, Finalist Best Multicultural Fiction

First Place Winner, 2026 CIBA CLUE Award

Winner, 2025 Literary Global Book Awards Best Multicultural Fiction; Finalist, Best Mystery

Suspense and Women's Fiction

Winner, 2025 Firebird Awards Multicultural Fiction and Suspense

Winner, 2026 International Impact Books Award Best Women's Fiction

Winner, 2026 Midwest Independent Publishers Award for Mystery/Suspense

Finalist, 2025 American Writing Awards Book of the Year; Winner, Best Women's Fiction;

Finalist, Suspense/Thriller; Finalist, Multicultural Fiction

PenMaster Global: 2026 Best Women's Fiction; 2026 Finalist for Mystery/Suspense

Positive Impact Award: 2026 Winner for Positive Impact Fiction; Winner for the 2026 Legacy Award; Winner for the 2026 Gold Impact Award

Big Book Love, 2026 January Book of the Month

Readers' Favorite Five Star Review

Second Place, 2025 Book Fest Awards Thriller/Suspense and Women's Thriller/Suspense

 

Julia Wilde is one of the best wildlife cinematographers in the business. But while on location in southern Africa, she finds herself unfairly blamed for an accident that leaves several crew members dead. Blacklisted by the movie industry, she takes a job in the film department at a Midwestern university only to discover that tenure depends on her making a movie.

With a small crew of talented filmmaking friends in tow, Julia heads back to Zimbabwe to make a documentary about the Mambas, a fierce all-female anti-poaching unit who risk their lives every day to protect endangered species.

But as Julia soon learns, being behind the lens is no protection from poachers who will do whatever it takes to protect their business and keep this movie from seeing the light of day.

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